FX5200 AGP or ?

[vinoman]

I have a Celeron 2.6ghz w/ 1256 RAM and Intel board w/ geForce2 100/200 card. I want to upgrade the card to a FX5200 or better. My local PC Shop has a FX5200 AGP and says it has 128ram and should work fine for running on 3d effects in Compiz-fusion in Linux Mint 3.1 and PCLOS 2007 which are both installed on separate 40gb hdds.

Do you think this is a good choice or should I get a better card?

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

Get an entire overhaul?

 

[cleeve]

That depends what you want to do with your computer.

If you want to game, there are a whole hell of a lot of better cards out there than the 5200...

...but if you don't want to game, the 5200 will be fine.

 

[vinoman]

For a second PC it works just fine. I run Linux and don't play games at all. So thanks for the advice. I'll go with the 5200.

 

[michiganteddybear]

yea, if you dont need high frame rates for gaming, the 5200 is an ok choice (dx9 support even).

 

[smokedyou911]

How much are you paying for it? If its under $35ish its a good deal, anything more and your starting to get ripped of.